Home Buying

If you’re serious about buying a home, getting pre-approved for a mortgage is a critical step. It’s also a tedious one. Lenders seem to want a mountain of documents and have so many {{ start_tip 124 }}requirements.{{ end_tip }}
Yet the payoff is worth it. Most agents recommend mortgage pre-approval because it strengthens your offer. Sellers like

A home inspection may feel like a final exam, but it’s not quite so clear cut. Your inspector’s report won’t include a clear-cut A+ if a house is a keeper or an F if it’s a money pit.
What is included in a home inspection report is a set of neutral facts intended to help

To Connie De Groot, a rising-star of a Beverly Hills real estate agent in Coldwell Bankers No. 1 office worldwide, choosing a full-time real estate agent isn’t about anti-competitive behavior or shutting out part-time discounters.
It’s about obtaining full-time service for the full-time job of selling or buying what’s likely

Sure, you can make a resolution to start hitting the gym or eating better, but don’t neglect your home! These New Year’s resolutions will help your space look better, which will naturally make you feel better—and there’s no kale or cardio involved!

The US economy is doing fine. It is the hottest we have seen since the 1990s. Salaries are high and unemployment is low. Generally, that brings good news for the housing market. Sellers benefit from the fact that there are more buyers in the market. In retrospect, 2018 was

The role student loans play in denying would-be buyers from getting into a home of their own has grown to staggering levels. According to the 2018 Homebuyer Profile report from the National Association of Realtors®, “Almost one in four homebuyers this year had student loans, which made it harder for

Mortgage rates dropped slightly this week, but overall, they were mostly flat, offering some temporary relief to borrowers and prospective buyers who keep getting outbid on homes in a market with limited inventory.
Mixed economic data this week prompted mortgage rates to remain in mostly a holding pattern, says Sam

So you made an offer, it was accepted, and now your next task is to have the home inspected prior to closing. Oftentimes, agents make your offer contingent on a clean home inspection.
This contingency allows you to renegotiate the price you paid for the home, ask the sellers to cover

As a real estate agent, I find more and more men looking for homes that offer what I call “The Modern Man Cave.” These man caves are more sophisticated than those of the past which housed a comfy but rather homely recliner, a remote or two and a tv and/or stereo. Today’s Modern